Hungary struggles to stem flow of emigrating doctors

The lure of working abroad for many young doctors in the former communist country is proving irresistible, especially during a period of economic unrest at home.

On average a junior doctor in Hungary takes home around 140,000 forints (420 euros, $555) per month — at least five times less than their colleagues in Britain, Germany or Scandinavia — all favoured destinations for Hungarian doctors, according to Emese Batizan, head of the Budapest branch of the A-Team Medical Recruitment agency.

The lure of working abroad for many young doctors in the former communist country is proving irresistible, especially during a period of economic unrest at home”

But, are we not living The Dream here in Whorbanistan?

wolfi

Here’s a joke I like to tell in Hungary:
A Hungarian doctor visits the Vienna zoo when suddenly a guard starts to shout: Everybody go back – the monkeys somehow opened their cage, they are dangerous!

The doctor replies: I’m not afraid of these monkeys – I know how to handle unruly patients …

So he goes to meet the monkeys while everybody else stays back and watches. Soon they hear the monkeys laughing, then they start shedding tears – and suddenly they all scramble back into their cage and lock the door from the inside …

The guard congratulates the doc and asks him: What did you do, how did you manage those beasts ?

Well, says the doc – I didn’t do anything, we just had a nice conversation ..
First they asked my profession – and when I told them I was a Hungarian doctor, they had to laugh …
Then they asked me how much money I make – and when I answered them truthfully, they started to weep …
And when I told them that Hungary is looking for more doctors, they immediately returned to their cage …

PS: I told this joke to my wife’s sister who is a retired headmistress and her friends, exchanging “doc” by “teacher” – and they all had a hearty laugh …
And everybody agreed – yeah, that could be a true story …

Leto مؤدّب

You are a nazi, don’t make fun of my dear land. According to the latest Ipsos polls, Hungarian doctors are leaving in droves. The reason is general hopelessness.

wolfi

And the reason for that hopelessness?
Maybe all the lies that King Viktor and his henchmen feed the populace ?
And the helplessness when they see how the Fidesz mafia takes everything (from businesses to land to …) and leaves only breadcrumbs for the rest – remember Fidesz’s motto.

You have nothing, therefore you are nothing!

Btw, Germany and Austria, England, Scandinavia, … are also looking for nurses etc.
I personally know ladies who work in Germany as a personal nurse for say one month (7 days a week – without time off!) and then return for a month to their family Hungary. They make five times as much as they could at home …

Hungarian

I hope they go streight back to north Africa….

A Patriot!

I hope you go “streight” back to first grade.

wolfi

The creature would have to get out of its streight jacket first …

Hungarian

Once norbi gives me the list of your IP addresses, it’s going to be a very easy one to fix a date for our first meeting:)

Hungarian

We will meet soon norbi:)
Keep posting:)

A Patriot!

The main reason is not the pay, the reason is the racist, reactionary atmosphere in Hungary created by Leto and Hungarian and szebbjovot.